Amateur Ornithologist ALBUM LAUNCH GIG

Reservoirs, Madeleine Smyth

Presented by: The Central Bar

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0	GATESHEAD: The Central Bar
P	Friday 21st October, 2022
N	7:30pm

Event information

Amateur Ornithologist started as the recording project of Tyneside pop culture obsessive Daniel Clifford before growing into a full-blown band in Summer '22. With a brain that stores snippets of old comics, adverts and TV, Daniel channels these into Amateur Ornithologist's weird pop music and visuals.

Amateur Ornithologist has earned comparisons to Talking Heads, Depeche Mode and Field Music due to melodic instrumentation, lush harmonies and quirky nostalgic vibes.

With a number of members who are neurodivergent and experience anxiety, the band have had their fair share of awkward social interactions between them. But Amateur Ornithologist aim to use their music to express themselves articulately and create moments of understanding for audiences with similar experiences.

Indie label Harbourmaster Recordings will release Amateur Ornithologist's second album, Building the Bird, on October 21st 2022, building on 2021’s debut Birdwatching and this year's singles (including Hermit Phase and I Told A Lie), which received support from BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio, NARC magazine and a host of blogs.

Central Bar is thrilled to be hosting the album's official launch gig.

Support details to be announced soon.

“You can’t help but smile from the very start… There’s a touch of The Monkees in its blissful rise and fall” - NARC.

“one that will keep those in search of serotonin coming back for more time and time again” - Music is to Blame

“great backing vocals, and well placed harmonies” - Send Me Your Ears

“alternative pop mixed with doo-wop backing vocals and open-hearted lyrics make for a refreshing listen”- Music For The Misfits

"This track made my pants shoots off sideways" - Frankie Francis, Amazing Radio

“Simply great” - Sinusoidal Music

“a magnetic and powerful song” - Phonograph Me

“hypnotic riffs that will blow your ears as the minutes go by” - Zone Nights

"combines a flurry of harmonies and a slew of sonic oddities into one artful pop extravaganza" - Find No Enemy

"the production and songwriting harks back to that era of classic pop music" - York Calling